Finally we have some, if not good, then hopeful news to report about violence in Chicago. According to the Chicago Police Department, there were only 36 murders in the Windy City last month, down from 44 in October of last year. That is the second lowest record since 1982. The lowest record occurred in October […]
The winner of California’s “SuperLotto Plus Jackpot” sat on her ticket for 5 months, not knowing that she won $23 million, reports ABCNews.com. It was only after her daughter saw her in a snapshot of surveillance video in the newspaper that she made the discovery — 25 days before forfeiting the money to California public […]
Reminding us that ignorance is alive and well in the midst of the greatest storms, GOP presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney, and VP running mate Paul Ryan, hit the campaign trail today to attack President Barack Obama’s statement about potentially creating a “secretary of Business,” reports ABCNews.com. “He wants to create a new ‘secretary of business,’” Ryan […]
As “The City That Never Sleeps” continues to slowly reawaken after the immense, unexpected damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, and despite his highly publicized stance not to take sides in the presidential election, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has endorsed President Barack Obama. In a lengthy, detailed posting on his website, Mike Bloomberg.com, the billionaire […]
Missing absentee ballots and long lines for early voting sites have left many South Floridians unable to participate in this year’s elections. Voters have yet to receive absentee ballots from Broward County’s elections office, requested weeks prior. Early voting lines in Miami-Dade have wait times ranging up to six hours. In Aventura, officers turned away […]
In what can only be described as the reverse version of this rant in the same city, London authorities have arrested a woman after video of her racially insulting Black passengers on a train was uploaded to YouTube. Jacqueline Williams (pictured), a Slade Green Kent native, has been charged with a racially-aggravated public offense order. […]
Picture this: You’ve just been honored as one of America’s top teachers. Then word gets out about your illicit affair with an underage student and your world comes crashing down. One San Diego teacher began living that reality Monday. Scroll down for video MUST READ: Is Your Sweetie Making You Fat? Terrance Lee Smith (pictured), […]
While select political commentators continue to fight mounting evidence that Mitt Romney is about to catch the electoral fade next Tuesday (in other words, lose), I’m more interested in seeing how voters react to the three separate ballot initiatives to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state, Maryland and Maine on the ballot this year. RELATED: Is The Black Church Brainwashing […]
Two days after Hurricane Sandy ripped through much of the east coast, more than 72 people are dead and over 6 million homes and businesses are without power. Words cannot express the deep devastation and pain this storm has caused. NewsOne has compiled more Associated Press images to help provide a visual story of what […]
